Belgium >> WWI & WWII

A visit to the WWI & WWII sites in France & Belgium is a real
‘out of classroom’ experience that students will long remember.

The two great wars are pivotal in recent history and such visits come as a stark reminder of the suffering endured by others for the sake of peace.

WWI Ypres Salient & The Somme

With the 2014-2018 centenary events well under way, now is a great time for a school group to visit this area.

The Irish Link – Your group will experience these areas with an insight from an Irish perspective with many references to the 16th Irish Division and the 36th Ulster Division while also recognising that many Irish fought in other British and Commonwealth regiments. We can source guides that specifically focus on the Irish link to Ypres Salient & The Somme.

Specific Irish Visits:

The Island of Ireland Peace Park

Ulster Tower

Pool of Peace

Wytschaete Military Cemetery and the Memorial to the 16th Division

Irish Pillars at Suicide Road

Petit Bois

Locre Hospice Cemetery

Grave of Major William Redmond MP

New Irish Farm Cemetery

Memorial and grave of Francis Ledwidge

Grave of John Condon, 14 year old Irish boy soldier

Other ‘must see’ visits:

In Flanders Fields Museum

Menin Gate Ceremony

Passchendale Memorial Museum & the Platoon Experience

Vimy Ridge

Thiepval Memorial & Visitor Centre

And many more…

WWII visits are also available in Belgium & Northern France.

WWII Normandy

Caen Peace Museum

Pegasus Museum

D-Day Landing Beaches

Point de Hoc

1944 Museum

Mulberry Harbour

Arromanches Invasion Museum

La Cambe German Cemetery

Ranville Cemetery

Bayeux Tapestry

Any tours to Belgium, Northern France and Normandy can be combined with Paris or Brussels.